“An Anglican Bishop had decided to hold an evangelistic week, together with other churches and movements - unusual for the traditional denominational thinking in Uganda,” says Mulinde. “They chose a large square for the events, also the address of one of the most influential fortune tellers? centers in Uganda, to which people from all over the nation traveled. The evangelistic events lasted a week, with Christians praying with outstretched arms against the center. There were also prophecies, spoken into the microphone and heard in the center, that the center would no longer exist at the end of the year. The fortune tellers and shamans were extremely angry, and started to call on their demons with drums and ritual fires. Only a few months later, the government ordered the center to be cleared, and bulldozers arrived to demolish it.”

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3. HARVEST FIELD CRIES FOR GLOBAL PRAYER

>From: Keith Todd <ktodd@vci.net>

>By way of churchgrowthideas@yahoogroups.com

Recently my sister-in law- asked me if I had in any missionary statistics. I sent her this & thought i would send it along here as well. I used this in a sermon I preached on missions in my last pastorate. Hope you all can get some use out of it.

83 people die per minute

There an estimated 220,000 missionaries worldwide. 138,00 are Catholic & 82,000 are Protestant. 6,000 Catholics & 32,000 Protestants are from the USA.

At the Erlangen university in Germany students were surveyed: Who is Christ?- 16% knew. How does one become a Christian?- 92% were ignorant. In the land of Martin Luther only 8% knew the way to become a Christian & 70% wanted to know more about it, but Germany still remains largely unevangelized.

In the USA there are 1,448 ministers per million people. That’s 1 minister per 691 people.

In Africa there are 56 missionaries per million people. That’s 1 missionary per 17,857 people.

In South America they have 30 missionaries per million people. That’s 1 missionary per 33,333 people.

In Korea there are 20 missionaries per million people. That’s 1 missionary per 50,000 people.

In India there are 15 missionaries per million people. That’s 1 missionary for 66,667 people.

In Indonesia there are 3 missionaries per million people. That’s 1missionary for 333,333 people.

In China there is only one native pastor per 10,000 people.

I think the field is white unto harvest, what about you? Let’s get busy!!

Keith Todd, Sermon Fodder

Sermon_Fodder-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

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4. PRAY FOR ALL IN AUTHORITY?

>From: Tryna Bahl, Lydia Fellowship <tryna@bahl.com>

Praying for World Leaders:

God has no problem working through an ungodly leader. These are examples of God working through an ungodly kind or worldly leader:

*Isa.45:1-7 Persian kings, Cyrus, Darius, Artaxerxes

*Ezra 6:14 In chapters 6,7 the Persian kings set the Jewish people free

from Babylon and aided them in rebuilding the Jerusalem temple

*2Kings 25:27-30 The Babylonian king Evil-Merodach showed kindness to

Jehoiachim, king of Judah, while in captivity in Babylon

*Dan.2:46-49;3:28-29,4:30-37 Nebuchadnezzar honored God and showed favor

to Daniel and the three who survived the fiery furnace

The problem is God’s own people who refuse to pray rightly for all men, and especially for kings and leaders - refusing to life holy hands in prayer without anger (unforgiveness, criticism, resentment) or unbelief (human reasoning, looking at the outward situation, doubting God can do what He says) and pray for salvation and knowledge of the truth as God directs. (1Tim.2:1,2,4,8)

A 1 Timothy 2 prayer card “praying for those in authority” lists the current American Presidential Cabinet for George W. Bush. It also lists the names of our 9 Supreme Court Justices. The back side gives 12 scriptures suitable to pray for both political and spiritual leadership. This card can be adapted to your country. You can view and print out the card yourself from our web site: http://www.lydiafellowship.org under Free Prayer Resources and make the changes you need to list your own country’s leadership. Hong Kong printed this prayer card before their change of leadership.

*If you do print out and use the card we only ask that you acknowledge Lydia Fellowship International as the card is copyright.

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5. SINGAPORE: PRAYING COMMISSION

>From: “Christian Communication” <chrisbk@mail.skannet.com>

Bringing people together, organising strategic prayer projects. Focusing on the key areas relevant to the serious situations within the region as relates to the mandate of God’s project:

Prayer rally with network partners

Regular prayer conferences

AFRO-ASIA Network intercessors Club meets every first Wednesday of the month at different locations within the region to war. The National Coordinator, Dr Victor Adara is always leading the rally by moving from one city to another for prayer walk. New members are still welcome within Asia and Africa. For more information Write:

Macedonia Missions Inc., P.O.box 4481, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria (macedonia@usa.net)

C/O YMCA metropolitan, 70 Palmer Road, Singapore 0207

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6. SOUTH AFRICAN PRAYER JOURNEY

>From: Duncan Paige <106712.1357@compuserve.com>

South African intercessor Mariet Ray who spent time in France last

year is returning this year. She writes: “I have now joined Herald

Ministry with Gerda Leithgob and our team has grown from 2 to 6 full time

in this intercessory ministry. I have the responsibility to co-ordinate

the European prayer teams and actions. The first team of intercessors to

go under Herald’s leadership is to France 15 May - 6 June. We will pray in

the cities from which the South African Huguenots’ ancestors came from as

well as a few strongholds that influence these cities. We trust the Lord

for 25 intercessors ... words have gone out emphasising the importance of

France in determining the spiritual climate of the rest of Europe that we

know that this is going to be a break through into areas of spiritual

bondage and darkness not previously penetrated.” You can contact Mariet

Ray via Yvonne Edwards yedwards@medic.up.ac.za. Ruan Minnaar, another

South African intercessor who visited Europe last summer is visiting again

this year with a small team in May/June. You can contact Ruan on

ruanm@mweb.co.za

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7. UNITED KINGDOM: CHURCHES PRAYING FOR FARM DISEASE

>From: Christianity Today - http://ChristianityToday.com/ctmag/

U.K. Churches Bring Prayers and Help

as Foot-and-Mouth Devastates Farms

http://christianitytoday.com/ct/2001/113/57.0.html

Christians at forefront of relief

effort, but also asking how outbreak

could have been prevented.

By Cedric Pulford in London

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8. KATHMANDU, NEPAL: 1334 PASTORS AT HISTORIC CONFERENCE

>From: J. Paul Landrey <PaulTOPIC@aol.com>

A total of 1334 pastoral leaders gathered in Kathmandu, capital of the storied Kingdom of Nepal for four days. This was one of the most significant meetings in the history of Christianity in Nepal, stated Pastor Phalgun Sunwar, a leader of the Nepal Fellowship of Christian Churches.

The mountainous highways made getting to the conference a major challenge for many. One ... told of traveling a total of ten days, on foot and by bus. Once in the city, delegates were housed in numerous hostels, as well as in private homes.

The excitement of being on the cutting edge of an emerging global strategy to train leaders for Asia’s rapidly growing Christian church, more than made up for any inconveniences. The opening keynote address called participants to Faithfully Feed the Flock of God. It was given by Dr. Ramesh Richard. Four days later, the conference concluded with a reminder to know and walk with God. Pastor Dennis Kizziar delivered that closing address, entitled Fear flees at the sound of the Heavenly Fathers voice.

“It was at the very top of my ministry experience,” said Pastor Elmer Murdoch, who taught a workshop each afternoon on Step Up to Life. This is an evangelistic tool he developed while pastoring Trinity Church in Omaha, Nebraska for over 25 years. “Just seeing Nepali Christian leaders eagerly learning and sharing, was fantastic, Murdoch stated. It was a historic day.” The booklet was introduced and launched in Nepali, during the opening session.

The Himalayan Pastoral Leaders Conference 2001 was held Feb. 19 to 22. 45 percent of the 1343 participants were pastors or emerging pastors. 40 percent were congregational leaders (lay elders and/or deacons). Another 15 percent were trainers of pastors. This latter group included cross-cultural missionaries (Koreans serving in Nepal, Nepalis serving in Bhutan and etc.) About 30 percent of all participants were women.

A workshop on how to equip and empower pastoral leaders was led by Rev. J.

Paul Landrey, the international director of TOPIC, which stands for:

Trainers of Pastors International Coalition - a global coalition of pastoral training agencies. TOPIC grew out of a December 1997 meeting in Wheaton, IL, of 99 Western-based Christian organizations involved in training local church leaders. This event was hosted by the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism and sponsored by RREACH Intl.

Because of the growth of Christianity in the Majority World, Landrey said, the agencies concluded that an organized, cooperative effort would be more effective than each group going it alone. Even with cooperation, the task is daunting.

Four thousand new Christian churches are born somewhere in the world each week, Landrey said. Those numbers could triple within three years. In addition, he said, 2 million present pastoral leaders lack in some aspect of essential pastoral training.

The typical Nepali pastor, for example, became a believer in Christ within the past 18 to 24 months, states Rev. Devendra Rai (a missionary with ACTION Intl, based in Dimapur, Nagaland, India and international coordinator of HPLC2001). Only one in 25 has Bible institute or seminary training. “The Nepali church is one of the truly indigenous Christian churches in the world,” Landrey said. “It has sprung from the hearts of people who have come to know Jesus and are on fire to share him with others. The great challenge is to equip Nepali leaders in basic biblical understanding and ministry skills.”

Equipping won’t be easy. Traditional seminary or Bible school training, while desirable, is too expensive and time consuming for the average Third World church leader, Landrey said. More accessible, affordable and mobile training methods must be developed, and they should be designed by local leaders to fit local needs, stated Dr. Mangel Man Maharajan (Pastor of Koinonia Bible Fellowship in Kathmandu and an advisor to the conference). “The Western church has the privilege of coming alongside the Nepali Christian leaders and sharing resources without regard to who gets the credit,” Landrey said. “God gets great joy out of that.”

The Nepali conference is a good example of this local leadership at work. It was organized by two national Nepali pastoral networks, which represent about 90 percent of Christian denominations and associations in Nepal. They sent out 4,000 applications and accepted 1,200. Participants came from all over - some journeying up to 10 days by bus or seven days on foot.

Half of the participants at HPLC2001 were from Nepal. The others came from northern India, Sikkim, Bhutan and Myanmar (Burma). When 134 walk-ins showed up, they were welcomed in spite of the strain they put on the budget. “How could you turn away people who have walked four days to get there?” Devendra Rai said.

Nepal is about the size and shape of Tennessee, in the USA. Perched on the southern slopes of the Himalayan Mountains, it is home to eight of the world’s 10 highest mountain peaks, including the 29,028-foot-high Mount Everest. Religion is very important in Nepal. It is not only the only Hindu kingdom in the world; it is also the birthplace of Buddha. The Kathmandu Valley alone has more than 2,700 religious shrines. While Nepal is a constitutional monarchy that espouses religious freedom, proclaiming the Christian message in a country that is 90 percent Hindu carries some risk, Paul Landrey said. “The Nepali people are lovely, tender, teachable and hungry for the word of God, I would go back tomorrow,” Mrs. Carol Landrey said.

Christians in this country of 23.7 million people are still a tiny minority. But their numbers have increased from fewer than 100 in 1950 to an estimated 350,000 today. Landrey said numbers could top 400,000 by the end of the year. The Himalayan Pastoral Leaders Conference 2001 - the first large-scale international conference for Christian pastoral leaders held in Nepal - was a significant step for the Nepalese Christian community. Organizers got government permission to use Kathmandu’s gigantic SAARC Convention Hall, which perhaps covers 10 city blocks. Paul Landrey said TOPIC would be working with local coordinators an effort to launch five to 10 pastoral training centers in Nepal in the next year. These centers will provide evening and weekend training, using non-formal methodology, since about 95 percent of Nepali pastoral leaders work day jobs. “The program is mobile and flexible, training them right where they are,” he said. “This is going to the people, giving them the basic biblical training and ministry skills they need, but in a manner that is within their reach.”

For more information, telephone: Dr. Ramesh Richard (972) 733-3402 /

Rev. J. Paul Landrey (402) 289-5395

TOPIC, Inc. - (Trainers of Pastors International Coalition)

P. O. Box 965, Elkhorn, NE 68022 USA

Tel. (402) 289-5395

Website: www.trainersofpastors.org

Email: topic@trainersofpastors.org

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9. E-MAIL PRAYER REQUEST BECOMES GLOBAL LEGEND

>From: “Crosswalk.com” <newsletters@crosswalk.com>

>By Trennis Henderson

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--How could a call for prayer ever be the wrong thing to do? After all, most Christians readily agree that prayer should be a first step rather than a last resort in responding to pressing needs.

One drawback occurs, however, when a specific prayer request is inaccurate, outdated or misleading. Such is the case with an e-mail prayer request making the rounds these days.

The e-mail message urges recipients to pray for Ezekiel David Allen. He is described as a young Southern Baptist missionary to Thailand who “is critically ill with an unknown parasite and apparently WILL DIE WITHIN TWO MONTHS unless there is an intervention by the Lord.” The prayer request asks individuals to “help create a global blanket of prayer” for Allen and his family.

Now for the facts: Yes, there is an international missionary named David Allen; yes, he serves in Thailand; and yes, he has faced serious illness due to an unidentified parasite. However, Allen is not a Southern Baptist missionary; the outdated e-mail alert has been circulating for more than two years; and the initial round of prayers reportedly already have worked.

According to Mark Kelly, a spokesman for the Southern Baptist International Mission Board, “The e-mail was true more than two years ago. Allen was desperately ill. People all over the world prayed and God answered those prayers.” He said Allen has since returned to Thailand where he serves with another evangelical mission organization.

Kelly said part of the confusion about Allen’s IMB ties apparently occurred when an IMB worker in Africa forwarded one of the early e-mail prayer requests, including the worker’s IMB address. Much like the childhood game where a row of youngsters takes turns whispering their version of a story to the person next to them, the original prayer request evolved into a version that linked Allen to Southern Baptist mission work.

No one would ever want to discourage prayer about a legitimate prayer concern, yet there are far too many current needs to spend time mobilizing friends and family members to pray for an outdated request. “I wouldn’t say that prayer is ever wasted,” Kelly pointed out, “but this certainly is misdirected.”

On the positive side, Kelly said such incidents “can help educate people about the need to verify e-mail requests.” Noting that “good-hearted believers are likely to pass it on” when they receive an appeal for urgent prayer, he encouraged people to learn to confirm the original source of e-mail bulletins they receive.

In a somewhat related development, false rumors continue to circulate about Madalyn Murray O’Hair seeking to ban religious programming on radio and TV. The latest version of the story claims she has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to ban the TV show “Touched by an Angel.”

Once again, a review of the facts: Petition 2493 was rejected by the FCC in 1975 -- more than 25 years ago. O’Hair was never a participant in the original petition filed by two California men. FBI agents recently identified the remains of O’Hair, who has been missing since 1995. She apparently was murdered by a business associate and two accomplices.

Whether it’s an “urgent” prayer bulletin or a questionable rumor, concerned Christians should take time to verify the accuracy of information before passing it along to others. That way, when legitimate needs do arise, the Christian community won’t be found falsely crying “wolf” one more time.

News from ReligionToday is Copyrighted by Crosswalk.com.

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10. KENYA: PRAYER NETWORK FORMING

>From: John_Robb@wvi.org

The Lord abundantly answered your prayers for Kenya and our time with the church leaders and intercessors there. I can say that every point given you to pray about was answered or is being answered! It was one of the most powerful initiatives we have been part of. Each day was better than the day before as we let the Spirit of God lead us through His program for the event. Our team was deeply impressed by the caliber of the local leaders who rose to the occasion in a rapid, strong manner. Praise God for everything He did through His people there and through you who supported us in intercession.

Julia Ombasyi who coordinates prayer mobilization for World Vision in Africa has written the attached report which gives her perspective as a witness of what happened.

Please continue to pray for the healing of the nation politically, economically, ecclesiastically and for the Lord’s redemptive purpose for Kenya as a model for other nations in Africa to be fulfilled. Pray for the regional networks that were formed, that they will be effective in bringing reconciliation to tribes in conflict and uniting God’s people for ongoing intercession for social transformation and healing in various parts of the country.

We deeply appreciate your prayer support which made all of this possible.

Warmest regards in Christ, John Robb

Kenya Prayer Initiative, March 20-24, 2001

Introduction:

About 250-300 church leaders and intercessors gathered together at the Nairobi Pentecostal Church on Valley Road, for these meetings.

John Robb traveled with a team of 5 ladies and four gentlemen.

DAY ONE AND TWO (20 AND 21 MARCH 2001)

Fasting:

These first two days were days of prayer and fasting. We thank God for the strength that He gave to all who participated.

DAY THREE (22 MARCH 2001)

On the third day (22 March, 2001) there were prayers at various sites.

DAY FOUR (23 MARCH 2001):

On the fourth day we shared in the breaking of bread. After this good moment of sharing the bread, there was an anointing service which was a time of commissioning the intercessors, not only by the visiting team but the Kenyan church leaders as well. There was such a great move of the Holy Spirit at this juncture that it was evident that so many felt the great touch of God. This was also evident on the other days as well. On this same day was also the prayer networking for the entire team. People were divided in 10 different groups taking into consideration their geographical locations within and outside the city of Nairobi. The group elected group leaders and will continue to meet and pray together. The first meeting will be a brain storming meeting.

DAY FIVE (24 MARCH 2001):

This was mostly a day of celebration. We had a good time of praise and worship after which we were led into a time of thanksgiving, self searching, prayers and looking back at what God had done within the week.

During this time, we also received some words of encouragement from several members of the visiting team.

WAY FORWARD:

Forming of Prayer Network groups (by region). These will continue to meet in their regions to pray. A small team made of World Vision staff and other intercessors has been formed to pray for 40 days from 28/3/01 as per prophecy given. This team is made up of 8 people. Each person has been given 5 days to pray and fast for what as begun in Kenya as well as covering all the participants from danger.

A follow up meeting for the organizing committee has been scheduled for 5 April, 2001at the World Vision Kenya offices.

CONCLUSION:

This initiative was awesome. We truly felt the leading of God. We are grateful especially to the visiting team who very flexibly fitted into our program without any complains. This initiative has not left Kenya the same. We have already started seeing the results.

regards, Julia

--->NPPNote: Please add the petition that this is will become part of a future Global Network of National prayer Networks...

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11. CHINA PRAYER CALL

>From: Usprayercenter@cs.com

Authorities in Wenzhou, China, closed or destroyed at least 450 churches, temples and shrines in a campaign in Zhejiang province. The area, which is home to about 7 million people, has seen a massive religious revival, particularly among Buddhists and Christians. After the crackdown, a Foreign Ministry spokesman astonished observers by declaring: “It is clear that China has been carrying out a policy of protecting religious freedom.” Cry out to God on behalf of persecuted believers in Wenzhou. Pray that the revival in Wenzhou would continue to burn on.

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12. JOIN IN PRAYER FOR THE HAKKAS OF TAIWAN

<info@brigada.org>

This May the YWAM Hakka church planting team, in co-operation with

intercessors from around the world, will sponsor their fourth month-long

Hakka Prayer Net. Their desire is to raise up at least 1500 faith-filled

intercessors who will pray at least 15 minutes every day during the month

of May for this unreached people group. Sign up and find out more on the

web at:

http://www.hakkaministries.org/prayernet2001/signup.htm

Spread the news! Of the nearly three million Hakka Chinese who live in Taiwan, only .2% would consider themselves to be Christians. For more information about this prayer project please write <hakkateam@hakkaministries.org>.

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13. INDIA: 400 PASTORS WATCH LEADER YIELD TO YOUTH

>From: Marc van der Woude <http://www.joelnews.org>

On Sunday, 25 February 2001, some 10,000 Christians - including at least 400 pastors - met in one of Jakarta’s sports stadiums for a special event: after 21 years of successful church growth and at the height of his career as a church leader, 39-year-old Samiton Pangellah stepped down, to make room for the next generation of leaders.

The Abbalove movement has grown significantly in the past two years, and now numbers some 9,000 members. Its influence goes far beyond its own churches. Samiton believes that God will speak to pastors and other Christian leaders increasingly to serve their town, region or nation, not just their own church. “God is changing our paradigm of church, so that we see the Body of Christ as he does - as an organic unit, not split into denominational fragments,” he says.

Called an apostolic figure by many Indonesian movements, Samiton sees his next task to develop ways of reaching Indonesia’s business community, media and entertainment industry with the gospel, and at the same time to be a spiritual father for the next generation of leaders.

Source: Friday Fax

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14. AD200 & BEYOND KEEPS COMMITMENT

>From: “Cliff Newham” <cliff@l.ict.om.org>

>At: http://www.ad2000.org

Here is the closing message from the AD2000 office. Note that, as we have already communicated, the Missions Mobilisation Network is continuing in association with Great Commission Roundtable (GCR) and World Evangelical Fellowship (WEF).

PO Box 660, Forest Hill, London

SE23 3ST / England

------- Forwarded Message Follows -------

Greetings and blessings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus! He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow which gives great expectations for the future, as we reflect herein with great thanksgiving on His blessings onto the AD2000 & Beyond Movement over these past 12 years. Praises be to God!

In keeping with our 1989 By-laws and clear commitment, the AD2000 International Office in Colorado Springs will close on 31 March 2001. Thus, the AD2000 & Beyond Movement will formally close on that day although we pray the vision of a church for every people and the gospel for every person will love on in the hearts, minds and spirits of countless churches, ministries and God’s people around the world even growing until He comes! (Matt. 24:14)

Our individual reflections on these past years are as follows:

Rev. Dr. Thomas Wang: Chairman, AD2000 International Board

THE FINAL ROUND

God has put you and I into this crucial hour before the return of His Son Jesus Christ with a definite purpose the fulfillment of His Great Commission.

Under God’s loving mercy the AD2000 Movement was conceived and born during the preparation of the second Lausanne Congress in 1989. In a short span of one single decade the Movement has received acceptance and cooperation from Christ’s global body and has been operating in over 100 countries of the world. Through its initiation, names like 10/40 Window, Joshua Project, Gateway Cities have become household terms among churches and mission agencies today. The AD2000 Movement has been ministering as a bugle-call to today’s churches to take the Great Commission seriously and to fulfill the long-delayed task.

God in history has raised up various movements as His instrument for various purposes. When the purpose is fulfilled the instrument must have the wisdom and the courage to die. And so is the AD2000 Movement. During its very first International Board meeting, decision was made that the Movement as an organization will be dissolved at the end of the year 2000. But the spirit, vision and commitment of the Movement will hopefully continue to live, grow and be accomplished through churches and mission agencies worldwide.

With the consent of both the International and US Boards, it was decided that a simple ceremony will be held on April 20, 2001 in Los Angeles (where the first formative meeting of the Movement was held back in 1989) to mark the formal closure of the organization of the AD2000 Movement. May God continue to bless the final round on world evangelization through His own way and in His own time.

Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains

only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. John

12:24

Rev. Dr. Luis Bush: International Director, AD2000 & Beyond

Movement

I rejoice with my two dear brothers to be part of this final and farewell message of the AD2000 & Beyond Movement. Much has been said and reported upon over the brief tenure of this Movement, with great praises and thanks to God for His manifold blessings both seen and unseen! Seeking to be brief, my praises and thanks are three-fold:

· For the early acceptance and rapidly growing fellowship of leaders towards a church for every people and the gospel for every person vision to the year 2000, both for geographic and functional purposes. This matrix was well blessed in many places around the world.

· For each of the Praying Through the Window initiatives I IV, with prayer participation moving from 21 to 40+ million people around the globe, plus many onsite prayer journey teams as well. The measured impact of this prayer is testimony of God’s power through man’s faithful prayer!

· For the catalytic outflows of GCOWE 95 / Korea and GCOWE 97 / South Africa consultations, the fires still burning and advancing the flame edge among the unreached day by day.

Praises be to God! May it all continue even increase, as God so leads and provides!

Rev. Dr. John Kyle: Chairman, AD2000 US Support Committee & Board

Although the AD2000 & Beyond Movement has been brought to closure officially, the spirit of the Movement will live on as people across the globe continue to cooperate and work toward mutual goals. We have learned over these past years that we can accomplish a great deal more by working together rather than independently. The Movement has effectively handed-off the concept of partnerships around strategic tasks by way of the Networks and Task Force concepts.

I have noted, for instance, that this HiServices has proceeded from the Joshua Project 2000 to the Joshua Project II that will include even more unreached people groups than ever before. This is moving strategically according to the Movement’s credo, A Church for Every People and The Gospel for Every Person .

Also, our former sister organizations continue to expand their global vision as the Lausanne Movement and World Evangelical Fellowship forge ahead in seeking to provide ways to reach our world for Christ. It is heartening that the Great Commission Roundtable is also standing by to assist evangelicals in the task of world evangelization.

I am personally pleased that the leadership of the AD2000 & Beyond Movement has been true to its original by-laws that stressed closure of the organization at the close of over a decade of intense ministry. Extremely significant gains were made in reaching the lost for Christ around the world during the last decade of the Twentieth Century. I believe that Christian history will verify that the AD2000 & Beyond Movement was guided by the Holy Spirit in seeking to carry out Christ’s Great Commission worldwide to the Glory of God. May God bless each of you who participated in the Movement. It has been an immense privilege to labor alongside of you these past years.

May the good Lord bless and keep you, individually and together, as the days proceed into the 21^st Century / 3^rd Millennium! Please know of our deepest thanks and appreciation for the many prayers, gifts and support given to the AD2000 Movement throughout its brief, yet blessed years. Thank you!

That ALL may come to hear soon!

Thomas Wang, Chairman, AD2000 International Board

Luis Bush, International Director, AD2000 & Beyond Movement

John Kyle, Chairman, AD2000 US Board

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15. MALAYSIA: GLOBAL ROUNDTABLE

>From: John_Robb@wvi.org

200 mission leaders from every continent and region of the world gather in Malaysia for the Great Commission Roundtable, April 28-May 1. This will be the first global meeting of mission network leaders under the auspices of GCR and, therefore, it will be an utterly crucial gathering. We want it to be an Acts experience in which we hear from the Lord and one another, coming into agreement through prayer and deliberation on what He would have us to do together in world evangelization. The building of close relationships will be pivotal to the process, and we deeply value your support through prayer.

May I ask that you join us in interceding for the following matters?

1. Favor for all participants in getting their visas and timeliness in receiving travel subsidies and airline bookings quickly and without hindrance. Protection over all our families and ministries and removal of distractions and resolution of problems that could knock participants out of coming.

2. For safe travel to Malaysia and smooth passage through immigration, customs and via ground transportation to the consultation site.

3. Wisdom in behavior and speech for us all and protection from prying eyes and ears in this majority Muslim country.

4. Grace, peace and God’s help for all the administrators both in my office and in Malaysia who are working hard on so many details over the next few weeks and during the event.

5. His anointing and clear leading for all who are preparing parts of the program: worship leader and musicians, presenters, chairs and facilitators of discussion, intercessors and our GCR leaders.

6. For a wonderful sense of unity, brotherhood in Christ, deep fellowship and prayer together that will meet the spiritual and practical needs of all who come.

7. That the Lord will be strongly present guiding and empowering everyone and everything that takes place so that GCR is launched as an effective “network of networks” for world evangelization. May it be the best consultation any of us has ever experienced!

Thanks so much for your strong and faith-filled prayers that the Lord will

use to change our world. I will update you on the progress made and how He

answers. With warmest greetings, John Robb

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16. ITALY: NETWORKING PRAYER

>From: “Willie Joubert” <wjoubert@themanor.net>

Years ago we connected with Ross and Dawn Piazza in Italy and could in

a small way help network them with key leaders. Please keep them in prayer

as they are now a vital part of the 40/70 window initiative in Europe

leading Target Italy. For information contact them at

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17. TWENTY “24/7” PRAYER ROOMS IN TEN NATIONS

>From: “CCC Revival News” <russellw@eatel.net>

>From: http://www.247prayer.com

This Easter 1000’s of people are praying 24-7 in over 20 Prayer Rooms in 10 nations, crying out day and night to see the tide turn in our generation. And the power of Easter - the risen Lord Jesus - is really kicking in.

Here’s a few quotes straight from the Prayer Room in Horsham, UK.

“It’s just so easy to pray - God’s everywhere” V

“It’s like a whole different planet, world, reality. It’s God’s place.

When you get in the prayer room everything comes into perspective. It’s

you and God, all your hopes and dreams become possible. WOW.” Fiona

“The presence of God is automatically there. It is though He never leaves

the room. There is such power in prayer.” Rob

“God is so amazing! I’m so aware of my weakness, yet he still wants to use

me! That is mind blowing. During my prayer times God has just showed me

his love and mercy. There is people to save and God wants us to live

solely for him and be Jesus to them.” Jo

“24-7 is such a great time to get closer to God. Every time I’m in the

room the presence of God is awesome, I fall in love with Him again. I’ve

found my relationship with Him is stronger and through these times He has

enabled me to intercede like I never have before.” Nat

“I’ve met with God like never before. The prayer room is a perfect setting because His presence is so strong which makes it easy to get into prayer.

He has taught me to pray in different ways for my generation and I now

want to have this time with him everyday.” Diego

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